According to the Alaska Earthquake Center, the Aleutian megathrust is the primary cause of the strongest earthquakes in the region. It's a major subduction zone fault, an area where two tectonic ...

Scientists say a warning system could have given people on the Alaska Peninsula 10 seconds or more to brace themselves for July's M7.3 earthquake.

A day after the largest earthquake in the United States in over 50 years struck off the coast of Alaska, damage reports were minimal and no big wave was recorded. The earthquake struck off the ...

Residents scrambled to higher ground or to evacuate coastal towns early Thursday morning after a massive magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck.

The National Tsunami Warning Center issued but has since cancelled warnings for Pacific coastal areas following an 8.2 earthquake that rocked Alaska late Wednesday night.

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Alaska late Wednesday night, prompting a tsunami warning for parts of the state and a tsunami watch as far as Hawaii. They were ...

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake, whose epicenter was about 135 miles southwest of Anchorage, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook south-central Alaska Tuesday afternoon, although no immediate damage was reported. The earthquake, which occurred at 1:42 p.m. Alaska Standard Time, took place ...

Tsunami alerts canceled after 8.2-magnitude earthquake off Alaska coast sparked concerns Scientists say a magnitude-8 or higher earthquake only occurs once a year anywhere in the world, on average ...

An Alaska Earthquake Center map of all the earthquakes that happened in the year 2020, including the epicenter of a magnitude 6.1 earthquake that happened May 30, 2021.